Table 5.3 ¨C Hepatitis B & Hepatitis C among Adults 18¨C40 Years Old, by Demographic Characteristics

Key points

Among persons aged 18–40 years, rates of reported cases of acute hepatitis B were highest among non-Hispanic Black persons and in US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Region 4; rates by sex were similar. The highest rates of reported cases of acute hepatitis C were among males, non-Hispanic American Indian/Alaska Native persons, and in Region 4.
CDC 2023 Hepatitis Surveillance Report appendix

Numbers and rates* of reported cases of acute hepatitis B and acute hepatitis C† among adults aged 18–40 years old, by demographic characteristics — United States, 2023

The number of reported cases and rates of acute hepatitis B and acute hepatitis C among persons aged 18–40 years for 2023.
Characteristics Acute hepatitis B Acute hepatitis C
No. Rate* No. Rate*
Total§ 622 0.6 2,590 2.6
Sex
Male 330 0.6 1,740 3.4
Female 290 0.6 848 1.7
Race/ethnicity
American Indian/Alaskan Native, non-Hispanic 4 0.5 51 7.5
Asian/Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic 28 0.4 32 0.4
Black, non-Hispanic 153 1.1 326 2.3
White, non-Hispanic 265 0.5 1,436 2.7
Hispanic 126 0.5 399 1.8
Other 23 n/a 119 n/a
HHS region
Region 1: Boston 19 0.4 152 3.3
Region 2: New York 23 0.3 240 2.7
Region 3: Philadelphia 54 0.6 263 2.8
Region 4: Atlanta 355 1.7 1,069 5.2
Region 5: Chicago 55 0.3 343 2.2
Region 6: Dallas 54 0.4 110 0.8
Region 7: Kansas City 9 0.2 34 0.8
Region 8: Denver 12 0.3 175 4.1
Region 9: San Francisco 31 0.2 154 1.1
Region 10: Seattle 10 0.2 50 1.1
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Source: CDC, National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System.

*Rate per 100,000 population.

† Reported confirmed cases. For case definitions, see .

§ Numbers reported in each category may not add up to the total number of reported cases in a year due to cases with missing data.

¶ US Department of Health and Human Services regions were categorized according to the grouping of states and US territories assigned under each of the 10 . For the purposes of this report, regions with US territories (Region 2 and Region 9) contain data from states only.

n/a: Not applicable. Rate cannot be calculated due to lack of corresponding denominator.

Summary

The numbers of reported cases and rates of acute hepatitis B and acute hepatitis C among persons aged 18–40 years for 2023. Persons aged 18–40 years were used as a proxy for persons who inject drugs.

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